Show Ephraim Obtains New Dog Pound By GRACE JOHNSON It is as if God had said Iam I Iam Iam am going to send you into a world of cruelty I shall make you sensitive to heat and cold Hunger and thirst Pain and fear In this world of cruelty I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall make you defenseless In addition I shall strike you dumb This is the kind of world that animals are born into I am thankful to be able to say that in this world of cruelty Ephraim has taken a tremendous tremendous tremendous dous step forward to lessen this pain and suffering Instead of the old barbarous way of transporting transporting transporting trans trans- porting unwanted and terrified animals into the hills to be destroyed destroyed de de- de- de str by shooting in full knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge of the fate awaiting them Ephraim now has the most modem modern modern mod mod- ern em kindly and efficient dog dogpound dogpound dogpound pound in the state Located in the splendid new Valli Hi Animal Hospital on north Main Street people may now take unwanted animals both dogs and cats to this hospital where they will be put to sleep in the most kindly and scientific manner with merciful drugs There will be no charge Please take unwanted cats and kittens to the Valli Hi Animal Hospital Often well meaning though they dont don't mean to be They will keep kittens to amuse the children and later give them to any takers or let them wander away Female cats can produce as many as three litters a year In this way these people become responsible for the scores of starving cats and kittens living under sheds in almost every city block I ask you do you want to tobe tobe tobe be responsible for this suffering before God Joseph Smith said that we would be responsible for every animal that comes into our experience for its kind or cruel treatment Have your female cats neuter neuter- ed It costs no more than a bag of groceries Abandoning cats in inthe inthe inthe the fields or swamp is a fearful sin Transporting adult cats without without without with with- out a cat carrier a sort of ventilated suit case is not The cat will become frightened frightened frightened fright fright- ened and scratch until it is re re- re- re leased The cat now becomes a Continued on page two DOG POUND M stray in new surrounding with little alternative but to starve The City has a cat carrier If you want a cat taken to the Valli Hi Animal Hospital call a police officer and he will safely transport the animal to its des des- All of us owe the Ephraim City administration our sincere gratitude gratitude gratitude gra gra- for this wonderful step forward I also wish to acknowledge acknowledge acknowledge ledge the action taken by the former former former for for- mer administration in providing release for the sick and unwanted un un- unwanted wanted animals by the administration administration administration adminis adminis- of drugs Lost animals taken to the pound will be sheltered and cared for for five days giving owners a chance to retrieve them After that they will become become become be be- come eligible for destruction Compassion for animals pays wonderful l dividends in human character Children taught love and kindness for animal life transfer these qualities to their human relationships and rarely become delinquent Children denied denied denied de de- nied this teaching are cruel to animals entering an area where the tendency is to transfer this cruelty to humans The results can be fearful Experts on crime have found that crimes committed on huma humans were In 10 Inmany Inmany many instances first committed on animals We cannot outwit our Creator and God will not be mocked If you dont don't teach kindness to anImals animals animals ani ani- mals to children you have left them spiritually crippled He who is cruel to a poor dumb animal at that moment disqualifies himself for the companionship companionship companionship com com- of the Holy Spirit Pres Joseph Josep F F. F Smith |